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Eugene Ney Terre'Blanche
(January 31, 1941 ? April 3, 2010) was a
Boer
-
Afrikaner
who founded the
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
(AWB). He was born in
Ventersdorp
,
South Africa
. During the
apartheid
regime, and afterwards, he fought for Afrikaner
separatism
.
[1]
He had convictions for illegally possessing
weapons
,
assault
and
attempted murder
.
[1]
He was murdered in Ventersdorp at age 69 by two
black
males in 2010 while he was taking a nap. He left behind a
widow
named Martie and a daughter Bea.
Other South African politicians, whites and blacks, have reacted to the killings in shock. Black politicians have send their condolences to the family of Terre'Blanche. The murder resulted in racial tensions, but the
AWB
asked its members not to use violence and stay calm.
The murderers of Terre'Blanche said they worked for him on his farm. They claimed he could not pay them and so they killed him and took his money. They hit him with
machetes
, knobkiris and iron pipes, and pulled down his trousers.